Sept. 13, 2024

Prince Harry at 40: is it all just regrets?

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Celeberity party? Maybe the guy would just rather go hiking.

Meanwhile, Kate's video continues to get very mixed reviews.

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A Caloroga Shark Media. Hello and welcome through Palace Intrigue.

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I am your host, Francis. Leading up to his fortieth birthday,

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Prince Harry shared in a heartfelt email to people that

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the best gift he has ever received is his children,

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Archie and Lilibet. I enjoy watching them grow every single day,

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and I love being their dad. Harry is said to

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be gearing up to mark his fortieth birthday this Sunday

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with a low key celebration at home in Montecito, surrounded

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by family and close friends, but the Duke of Sussex

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has also planned a more adventurous after party, an outdoor

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escape to the Californian Mountains. According to The Express, Harry

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is organized a getaway to the Cold Spring Trail in

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just a few miles mansion he shares with Meghan, Prince

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Archie and Princess Lilibert. The trail, known for its scene

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extremes and pools, will give Harry and his friends a

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chance to cool off, but they will also have to

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be cautious of local wildlife, including snake and even large cats.

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The Insider noted that Harry and his group are in

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for a rugged experience. Saying, let's hope he's taking an

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experienced guide with him. Will note that it would be

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odd to share this advance, as Harry tends to be

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security minded. We'll see if the plans now change. Hannah

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Funraus writes in the Telegraph. Gone is the royal duty engagements,

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shaking hands with volunteers on a wet Wednesday back in Britain.

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Be Gone two of the palaces, the honorary military titles,

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and many of the old friends who would drag him

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down to the pub or reminisce over their school days

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and army escapades. Instead there is Montcito, walks on the beach,

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bike rides, school runs, and jellyfish kites flowing on the lawn,

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flanked by a security on the rare occasions he has

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seen in public. Prince Harry is in demand, but under

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the radar. He works out, occasionally goes out for dinner,

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hosts new friends in his nine bedroom home, complete with

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sixteen bathrooms in a swimming pool. Prince Archie is now

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five and at a local school, while three year old

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Princess Lilibet, according to her mother, has found her voice.

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There is much in short to enjoy, but if the

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fortieth birthday is a chance to sit back and evaluate life.

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Harry has more than most to think about. The public

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now knows more about him than they ever dreamed thanks

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to Spare Or four hundred and sixteen pages of it,

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including a memorable account of frostbite around the time of

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Prince William's wedding. And the future for the first time

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in his life is Harry's alone to decide. No longer

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under the eye of his hated Palace officials, his path

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is his own to choose. As for the rumors that

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Harry is now estranged from all of his old friends,

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supporters a quick to disagree. Of course, he keeps in

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touch with his former circle, says one staunch sussex ally,

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but it doesn't mean he wants to come back. Some

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old friends back in London still talk with him by

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an occasional FaceTime or WhatsApp, albeit they find some of

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Harry's new world baffling. His date tod day life does

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indeed seem enviable. There is meditation, a thirty to forty

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minute session each day scheduled in to make sure it happens,

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and exercise formerly at Barry's boot camp in la More

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recently with personal trainers. He chats with his staff, enjoys

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the guy, marvels at the local birds, does the school, run,

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walks the dogs. He and the Duchess have been seen

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occasionally at local steakhouse luck He's in that market Italian

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restaurant Trey lou Ning. The friends they are seen with

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are high powered millionaires, billionaires, business leaders, and successful entrepreneurs

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and producers. His status as an ex royal is convoluted.

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He is still a prince, the son of a king

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and the brother of a future king. Archie's nursery he

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showed us via Netflix, has a formal photograph of his

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late Grandma Diana wearing a tiara on its wall. He

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has asked new acquaintances in California to call him Harry,

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but wants his children to be prince and Princess, believing

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it will affect their security status. He and Meghan no

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longer have hrh status, but were addressed formally as Your

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Royal Highness at points on their tour in Columbia. There

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is no question that the Sussex's deals have come rolling

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in as a result of their former titles and status.

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One glance of their new website displays their full titles

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in a coat of arms which looks remarkably regal to

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the untrained eye. But the sites biography of Harry describes

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a humanitarian, military veteran, mental health advocate and environmental campaigner,

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with no mention of his birthrate. A prince in self

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imposed exile is proving too good a story for those

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with an agenda to pass up. But the message coming

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loud and clear from Team Sussex. They're ready to look

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forward and move on. Former Royal butler Pat Burrell told

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Closer Harry will be in exile for his fortieth birthday.

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It'll probably be a low key celebration inside the gates

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of their home with celebrity friends. I don't think he's happy.

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The saddest thing is that he could have had it all,

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but while the children are small, there's no way things

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will change for Harry because he adores his wife, his

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family and that is the path he's on. I am

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sure he's homesick, and I'm sure his upcoming fortieth birthday

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is making him reflect on the past and his previous life.

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If Harry doesn't have regrets, he doesn't have a soul.

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A lawsuit questioning Prince Harry's US visa status brought by

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the Heritage Foundation has been terminated. According to Newsweek, the

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lawsuit stemmed from Harry's detailed account of using drugs including cocaine, marijuana,

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and psychedela, which the Heritage Foundation claimed might have led

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to preferential treatment for the Prince. The organization sought the

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release of his visa records to determine whether US immigration

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laws were properly followed. While the details of the judge's

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decision remained sealed, the Heritage Foundation's Chief council, Kyle Brosnan,

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emphasized that the case was unique and that they would

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continue to monitor the situation. It appears that his visa

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status will not be made public, at least for now.

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In The Daily Mail, Rebecca English stuck up for Kate's video.

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Rebecca writes some cynics were quick to scoff that this

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bucolic and decidedly wholesome slice of family life appeared contrived,

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but in fact they would be wrong. What you see

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is pretty much what you get with the Prince and

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Princess of Wales, and as parents, William and Kate really

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do practice what they preach. Friends stress the lack of tech,

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the outdoors lifestyle and their love of nature are part

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and parcel of their daily lives. One of the most

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striking aspects of the video, however, has to be the

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affection shown between the couple, who are not known for

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their public displays. William and Kate simply care less what

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people think and are doubling down on what matters to them.

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Several years ago, I wrote how the Princess has something

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of the steel Marshmallow about her. The nickname was given

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to the late Queen Mother, soft and squishy on the outside,

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but with a rod of iron down her back. Kate

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has put that in a steel to good use, particularly

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over the last incredibly challenging nine months, but also from

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the start of her journey into royal life, ring fencing

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last weekend with their three children, Lena and Lucas. What

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caught the attention of eager line fans wasn't just their

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pleaful antics, but the sight of Mia wearing an Apple

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AirTag on her outfit. This simple but clever tech move

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suggests the couple is taking no chances when it comes

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to keeping track of their kids during public outings. Apple

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air tags, which launched in twenty twenty one, were originally

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designed to track valuables like phones and keys. However, more parents,

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including the Tindalls, have started using them as a tool

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to ensure their children don't wander off, especially in crowded spaces.

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While Mia seems to be the only one wearing an

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air tag, her younger siblings Lena, Sex and Lucas three

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were seen lacking about in the grass. At one point,

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their dad had to intervene to break up a playful

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fight between them. Later, Lucas could be seen climbing on

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his uncle Peter Phillips back before settling down with an

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ice cream. Meanwhile, Zara an Olympic medallist was busy competing

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in the cross country section on her horse class affair.

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Although she took a tumble during the course, she was unharmed.

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The family day out seemed to highlight both the lighthearted

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and cautious approach the Tindall's take with their balancing fun

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with the little tech savvy parenting. A newly unveiled statue

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of Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip and their beloved Corgies in

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Androm Castle Gardens is drawing a mix of admiration and critique.

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Created by Belfast artist Anto Brennan, the bronze statue is

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intended to commemorate the UK's longest serving monarch, but its

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reception has been divided. Antrim and Newtown Abbey councilor Via

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McWilliam didn't hold back, stating that the statue does not

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resemble the Queen in any shape or form. Local visitor

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Richard shared similar sentiments, even suggesting it be taken down.

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Others like Brenda, appreciated the essence of the tribute, but

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felt the statue could depict the Queen in her older

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years for a more accurate portrayal. Meanwhile, Alejandro from London

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complimented the representation of Prince Philip and the Corgies, but

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said the queen's likeness seemed off. An interesting note about

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Charles right after the death of Elizabeth Royal, author Robert

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Hardman explains when Charles called William via the palace switchboard

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to break the news to him, he was forced to

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to tell the operator it's me as he suddenly realized

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he couldn't reveal that he was king yet. And there

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